The Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Duke Blue Devils are playing live on the ACC Tournament schedule on Friday and the semifinals matchup is on ESPN and streaming online from the WatchESPN website past 9 pm ET and has the teams playing at Greensboro Coliseum in North Carolina and Duke comes in looking to get to the finals with Jahlil Okafor and Coach K after a strong season in the Atlantic Coast.
Duke comes into the game after wining over NC State and now they are playing against the Irish and they come in ranked number two in the nation. The team won 29 games this season and went 15-3 in the ACC and Okafor has been very impressive all year. This season he is leading the team in scoring and now the two tough teams in the ACC matchup, as ND is ranked number 11.
Notre Dame comes in after a close win over Miami and they won 27 games this season and went 14-4 in the conference. The team is ranked 14th in the nation in scoring and they are second in field goal percentage. The team has won three in a row including Miami and they have won six of the last seven games.
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Okafor is a player of the year candidate and he comes in leading the team in scoring. Duke is averaging over 80 points per game and they are allowing just 65 points and they finished the season on a strong run. The team has not lost since the end of February with a close game to Norte Dame and they went through all of February without losing a game. The team won a close matchup with then number two UVA and those teams could meet later on.
Duke comes into the game ranked two in the nation and they come in after finishing the season with a win against North Carolina. The team is ranked in the top three in scoring and field goal percentage this year and they are 28-3 overall. The team lost those three games in ACC play and they are 15-3 in the conference this season and have been one of the most impressive teams in the nation.
Duke comes in with an impressive run, as they have won 11 in a row to end the season. The run was not good enough to win the ACC title in the regular season, as they finished one game behind the Cavaliers in the standings. The team played its rival UNC to end the season and now they have another NC team and they are looking to get past them.
